DefenceTalkResearchers with DARPA’s Machine Common Sense (MCS) program demonstrated a series of improvements to robotic system performance over the course of multiple experiments. Just as infants must learn from experience, MCS seeks to construct computational models that mimic the core domains of child cognition for objects (intuitive physics), agents (intentional actors), and places (spatial navigation). […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ai-improves-robotic-performance-in-darpas-machine-common-sense-program-79015/

DefenceTalkUS Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers created micron-sized shape memory actuators that fold themselves into 3D configurations and allow atomically thin 2D materials with just a quick jolt of voltage. Once the material is bent, it holds its shape, even after the […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkMulti-domain operations, the Army’s future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside the warfighter. New Army research reduces the unpredictability of current training reinforcement learning policies so that they are more practically applicable to physical systems, especially ground robots. These learning components will permit autonomous agents to reason and adapt to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-research-leads-to-more-effective-training-model-for-robots-76625/

DefenceTalkMore robot warriors are entering the arsenal of the Chinese military, with the latest additions being a small model that’s equipped with a machine gun and a crane-like missile-loading robot, and experts said on Tuesday that robots will free human soldiers from heavy physical work and unnecessary danger. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robot-warriors-joins-chinese-military-arsenal-75186/

Quicker is not always better, especially when it comes to a 3D sensor in advanced technology. With applications in autonomous vehicles, robots and drones, security systems and more, researchers are striving for a 3D sensor that is compact and easy to use. A team from Yokohama National University in Japan believes they have developed a […]

DefenceTalkSimilar to how a boxer with a longer reach finds it easier to hit an opponent, the Army is looking to punch through the standoff defenses of near-peer adversaries. Army Futures Command is behind many of the Army’s efforts to achieve that overmatch, which include over 30 projects within its Cross-Functional Teams that are responsible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robotic-combat-vehicles-could-change-way-us-army-looks-fights-72363/

DefenceTalkSmart phones autocorrect in texting, search engines autocomplete queries, and mapping applications redirect navigation in real-time to avoid slowed traffic. These ubiquitous AI-based technologies adapt to everyday needs and learn user habits by focusing on making the algorithm better, but Army researchers want to enhance AI by providing more information about the intent of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robots-to-autocomplete-soldier-tasks-new-study-suggests-72260/

DefenceTalkWithin five years, the Army would like to start testing remote combat vehicle prototypes which are unmanned, as light and as fast as a Stryker, but provide the same level of firepower as an M-1 Abrams tank, said Maj. Alan L. Stephens. Stephens, an Acquisition Corps officer at the Mounted Requirements Division of the U.S. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/remote-combat-vehicles-to-punch-as-hard-as-abrams-tanks-says-expert-70984/

DefenceTalkSwarms of robots scouring enemy terrain ahead of ground troops outfitted in high-tech exoskeleton suits are among the many ideas proposed in the Army’s new strategy on robotic and autonomous systems. In the not too distant future, Army leaders believe, war will be far more complex, calling upon Soldiers to engage enemies in multiple domains […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mad-scientists-discuss-emerging-tech-as-us-army-releases-strategy-on-robots-69444/

DefenceTalkSoldiers are being asked to do the impossible, carrying out missions while humping over 100 pounds of gear, said Col. Kurt “Travis” Thompson. They’re doing the impossible every day, but they can do much more if that burden is eased, he said. Thompson, chief, Soldier Requirements Division, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-seeks-to-lighten-soldier-loads-using-robots-66925/